Minecraft will take over the world
and some thoughts on springtime
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Funny how Spring is a surprise every year.
Just when the earth is too damn soggy, shoes never dry, and people are taking on the grey of the sky, it’s here. Overnight. Heyyyy, we’re blooming. Heyyyyy, where have you been. Like we were the crazy ones. But fine. I’m just happy it came, even though its like a late guest with poor table manners who makes the party.
There’s a lot of sun where I live. It’s part of the reason why I live here. SAD still finds me, like clockwork, every September, then again in early December, then again in late January. It’s fun. Every September, I sound crazy. I tell everyone how “the light looks different” and ask if they see it too? It’s not in my head. I’m wearing tinted goggles and looking down the tunnel of doom. I deal by…dealing. Getting outside morning and evening, adequate sleep, pills, etc etc.
But I don’t feel that now because it’s SPRINGTIME! and for that, I’m very happy. The season of buds & blossoms galore, flower air, light sweaters, and new beginnings. It’s been 38 years and Spring still bops. As my kids might say, Spring’s so sigma. (Forgive me.) On my walks, I always hear Emily from Our Town in my head: “Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?”
What a line, Mr. Wilder. See my last post on all the places online I like to squander my precious life on. Alas, Spring reminds us every day is a fresh start worth steeping a bit deeper into.
Minecraft will take over the world
This weekend is Minecraft Movie Weekend.
It is a sacred moment for those who celebrate.
God bless Jack Black will peak Jack Black, the peanut M&Ms won’t be stale, and my In n Out protein style afterward hits the spot.
Feel free to like this note or leave a comment if you have also been touched by The Minecraft Journey in your life. Thank you.
Tender Motherhood Moment
Look, my talented son drew me:
We cackled for days. I’d find the portrait on my pillow, under the door, on the fridge. Love a little mischievous tween energy. My doppelganger?
Been Reading & Watching
The Pit on HBO Max - love a medical drama even though I have to close my eyes
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - beautiful, just beautiful.
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood - STEM romance
Justine Cooks by Justine Doiron - pretty cookbook to help me cook with more plants
What have you been reading/watching?